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Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work

Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work

“I see film and books as apples and oranges. Both are fruits, but the taste is remarkably different.”

By Stephen King | October 23, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The novel contains many such moments of almost febrile power, rendered in prose both gorgeous and a little unnerving.”

By Book Marks | October 23, 2025

“You’ll See, a Lot Will Happen When I Die.” Remembering Gary Indiana

“You’ll See, a Lot Will Happen When I Die.” Remembering Gary Indiana

Publishers Hedi El Kholti and Dan Simon Reminisce About the Author and Friend on the Anniversary of His Death

By Literary Hub | October 23, 2025

Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us)

Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us)

Hey, Do You Need a Pep Talk? Listen to Maris

By Maris Kreizman | October 23, 2025

Ben Passmore on the History of Black Resistance

Ben Passmore on the History of Black Resistance

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 23, 2025

Forever Faithful To a Single Story: An Ode to Monogamous Writing

Forever Faithful To a Single Story: An Ode to Monogamous Writing

Amy Gallo Ryan: “It was never about setting out to write a book—the point all along was to write this book.”

By Amy Gallo Ryan | October 22, 2025

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By Akvilė Kavaliauskaitė | October 22, 2025

Claire-Louise Bennett, Erin Somers, John Grisham, and more: 23 new books out today!

Claire-Louise Bennett, Erin Somers, John Grisham, and more: 23 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 21, 2025

Dear Bill: Letters From a Young John Updike to His Editor, William Maxwell

Dear Bill: Letters From a Young John Updike to His Editor, William Maxwell

“Elizabeth keeps falling down the steep stairs here. Send the checks. I need the money.”

By James Schiff | October 21, 2025

What’s Real and What’s Not: Gish Jen on Writing Between the Factual Lines

What’s Real and What’s Not: Gish Jen on Writing Between the Factual Lines

Finding the Sweet Spot Between Memoir and Fiction

By Gish Jen | October 21, 2025

Adam Johnson on Writing a Novel of Ancient Polynesia

Adam Johnson on Writing a Novel of Ancient Polynesia

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Wayfinder”

By Jane Ciabattari | October 21, 2025

Five Classic Books Every Basketball Lover Should Read

Five Classic Books Every Basketball Lover Should Read

Yaron Weitzman Recommends David Halberstam, Jeff Pearlman, Jack McCallum, and More

By Yaron Weitzman | October 21, 2025

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Steven J. Zipperstein Explores the Biographical Underpinnings of an Iconic Work of Jewish American Fiction

By Steven J. Zipperstein | October 20, 2025

My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can Give

My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can Give

Coco McCracken on Her Mother’s Past as an Inventor—And What It Taught Her About Being a Writer

By Coco McCracken | October 20, 2025

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